1968–69 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 17 January 6 March 1969 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin Jamaica 1 6 10 BAR Robin Bynoe (421) GUY Philbert Blair (23) 1966–67 1966–67 Shell Shield season 1969–70 1969–70 Shell Shield season The 1968–69 Shell Shield season was the third edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 17 January to 6 March 1969. Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, although the results from their matches still counted towards the title. Three teams – Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados – were undefeated (either winning or drawing all their matches), but Jamaica had more points than the other teams, thus winning their inaugural title. Barbadian batsman Robin Bynoe led the tournament in runs, while Guyanese pace bowler Philbert Blair was the leading wicket-taker. Points table Team Pld Matches played W Outright win – 12 points L Outright loss – 0 points DWF Drawn (won first innings) – 6 points DLF Drawn (lost first innings) – 2 points DNC Drawn (no result on first innings) – 0 points Pts PointsJAM 4 1 0 2 0 1 24TRI 4 1 0 1 2 0 22BAR 4 1 0 0 3 0 18GUY 4 0 2 2 0 0 12Leeward Islands 2 1 1 0 0 0 12Windward Islands 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Source: CricketArchive Key W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points) DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings (2 points) DNC – Drawn, with both first innings not completed (0 points) P – Total points Statistics Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Robin Bynoe BAR 421 7 60.14 114 1 3 Renford Pinnock JAM 346 6 69.20 175 2 1 Peter Lashley BAR 318 7 45.42 94 0 3 Maurice Foster JAM 302 6 50.33 135 2 0 Joe Solomon GUY 281 5 56.20 169 1 0 Most wickets The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Philbert Blair GUY 149.0 23 21.26 2 0 5/60 Vanburn Holder BAR 134.0 19 15.78 0 0 3/14 George Rock BAR 124.1 18 16.05 1 0 6/18 Willie Rodriguez TRI 87.3 17 14.17 2 0 6/30 Lloyd Cornelius GUY 128.2 17 32.94 2 0 6/104 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70 Category:1969 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1968–69